“Are they dead or alive?” The emperor asked the official who came to report the news.

The official shook his head. “It is said that the carriage riding by the prince and princess fell off the cliff.”

The emperor endured the anger in his heart, then gritted his teeth and asked: “Didn’t go down to search?”

The official replied: “This official searched for them and found only the wreckage carriage and the dead horse. There was no trace of the prince and princess were seen, but—”

“But what? Don’t say it yet! ”

The official glanced at the emperor with a low voice three times: “Answering back to the emperor, the cliff is very dangerous. No one will survive if you fall.”

In other words, there was no doubt that people die. Then, were their corpse been taken away by the beast?

He could almost imagine how angry the emperor of Jin Country will be when he heard this news.

If his imperial son and imperial daughter experience the same thing in a neighboring country, would he not get angry? This was my own flesh and blood!

Seeing the emperor’s distressed look, the officials hurriedly said, “The emperor, this matter needs to be determined early.”

The emperor frowned: “Decide what?” No one was seen, how he will make a decision?

The official’s forehead had already burst into a cold sweat. However, if he didn’t say what should be said, he would be guilty in the future.

“The emperor, if the emperor of Jin Country knows about this, he will start a war. The southern border defense needs to be deployed as soon as possible.”

Hearing about the two words war, the emperor got a headache. Fighting with neighboring countries was simply not a matter of spouting a few words.

The Northwest Army had just fought with Xiye Country. Although they won, didn’t they spent so much money?

The military strength of the state of Jin was so strong that they easily won against the Xiye Country unlike them. If this war breaks out, his treasury will immediately become empty. If he increases the collection of grains and the tax, it will provoke public resentment. What’s more, he can’t guarantee that he will win against Jin Country.

The Chu dynasty has been prosperous for hundreds of years. It has been handed down from generation to generation. He only heard that their territory continuously expanded. He never heard that they will exchange their fertile land.

Is it possible that there will be a change in power of their Chu family under his generation?

If this will be the case, what face will he show to his imperial father and the ancestors who made their country prosperous?

The emperor felt that his head hurt, and then suddenly he felt dizzy. The eunuch on the side immediately noticed the emperor’s abnormal behavior, so he shouted: “Hurry up and call the imperial doctor.”

The emperor’s sudden head ailment naturally reached Dongfang Mu and Chu Yan’s ears. The two were discussing in secret in the study room how they will deal with poison Gu.

Dongfang Mu looked at Chu Yan’s expression and saw that his expression was faint. There was no worry in his eyes. As if the emperor that was mentioned was not his father, but just an irrelevant person.

“In the end, he is your father, you should go and see him.”

Hu Feng coldly snorted: “Even if I don’t go, someone will naturally go. Imperial father knows better than anyone else who caused these things. Whether it is from an imperial family or ordinary family, there will be cause and effect.”

Dongfang Mu shook his head and sighed after a long time: “Only this thing happened but he already suffered from severe headache. I wonder what will happen to him if he learns about the poisonous gu.”

He knew the emperor’s temperament very clearly. As long as his son was not involved, he will be fair. But regarding this matter about Jin Country and the poisonous Gu, they were inseparable from his son.

Once the poisonous Gu incident broke out, the people’s grievances will rose. At that time, if he refuses to punish Chu Feng, the consequences will be unimaginable, right?

After many years of friendship, he didn’t want to see this happen. Therefore, he reminded him again and again. Unfortunately, it has very little effect.

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